From: DrBob [mailto:majort at cox-internet.com]
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
My machine is a Gateway 700XL Pentium 4, 2.2GHz with 1024 MB RDRAM. I
bought too soon at that (February); the new 700XL has a 2.53GHz chip for
the same price. That just makes me mad!
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The famed 8th century Chinese State Minister of Statistics, Du Fu, wrote in
his old age:
"When I was a youth my honored parents bought me an abacus. By diligent
practice I soon became skilled on this wonderful instrument. I excelled in
many speed contests and it gave me an illustrious career in the service of
the Emperor. But now, 45 years later, a new abacus is being sold in the
common market places. It has three extra slots and uses tiger oil
lubrication on polished young pine wood. It is sold for a lesser price than
the one that has served me all these years. Alas, that mere artifice should
overcome human skill. It makes me very sad!"
David Park
djmp at earthlink.net
http://home.earthlink.net/~djmp/